A Researcher Wants to Know Whether Athletic Women Are More

A researcher wants to know whether athletic women are more flexible than non- athletic women. For this experiment, a woman who exercised vigorously at least four times per week was considered "athletic." Flexibility is measured in inches on a sit & reach box. Test the researcher's claim using the following summary statistics: Assume that all conditions for testing have been met. Report the test statistic and p- value. At the 1% significance level, state your decision regarding the null hypothesis and your conclusion about the original claim. Round all values to the nearest thousandth.

A) t = - 1.623; p = 0.054; Reject the null hypothesis; there is strong evidence to suggest that athletic women are more flexible than non- athletic women.
B) t = - 1.623; p = 0.108; Reject the null hypothesis; there is strong evidence to suggest that athletic women are more flexible than non- athletic women.
C) t =1.623; p = 0.108; Reject the null hypothesis; there is not strong evidence to suggest that athletic women are more flexible than non- athletic women.
D) t =1.623; p = 0.054; Fail to reject the null hypothesis; there is not strong evidence to suggest that athletic women are more flexible than non- athletic women.